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William Bates was one of the foremost
Puritans.
He was contemporary with Thomas Manton and Richard Baxter.
His works were eagerly studied by Queen Mary, and his preaching always
attracted great crowds.
He was a spiritual man, whose chief aim in life
was to glorify God, and please Him.
There is no biography of him other than
that by the Rev. W. Farmer in 1815, but his funeral sermon,
preached by
another great Puritan, John Howe, also reveals much about his
character.
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